Being a leader doesn’t mean bossing people around. As a leader, you’re responsible for motivating, educating, and making sure your employees add value to your organization. This requires you to connect with your team, to create an environment that encourages creativity, to understand your own strengths and weaknesses as well as your teams, and accept… read more
Leadership
Five Characteristics Of Highly Impactful Leaders
By Jonathan H. Westover, Ph.D. – Forbes As I think about those leaders who have had the most lasting impact on my life, I am reminded that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to being a successful leader. Leadership styles and approaches often vary widely across organizational types and sizes, industries and sectors. Additionally, being… read more
How Authentic Leadership Can Be Good For Business
By Carson Bruhn – Forbes At its core, authentic leadership is an approach to leadership that is centered on building the leader’s legitimacy through honest team relationships based on an ethical foundation. Today, more than ever, this approach is not only crucial for overall morale, but it is also good for business. Given the current… read more
Benefits of Small Business Planning for Remote Work
– by Ainsley Lawrence Ainsley Lawrence is a freelance writer with an interest in the way business, technology, and education intersect with the personal. She loves traveling to beautiful places and is frequently lost in a good book. Many businesses have let employees work remotely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic — and… read more
7 Ways Leaders Increase Employee Commitment
By Avery Blank – Forbes Managing people can be the most difficult part of the job. A great manager knows how to get the most out of their people, whether they are direct reports or consultants. Namely, a great manager knows how to treat their employees in such a way that makes the employees want… read more
How To Deal With Gambling in the Workplace
– by Milica Kostic, Content Specialist Milica is a business enthusiast and content specialist who takes joy in writing about marketing, HR, cybersecurity, tech, finance, health. Her publications can be seen all over the web: Eventbrite, Gulf News, Host Review, CCM, Ahoy Gaming, to name a few. Her knowledge came from many years of B2B communication-based… read more
How to Successfully Onboard and Integrate New Remote Employees in a Remote World
– by Beau Peters Beau Peters is a creative professional with a lifetime of experience in service and care. As a manager, he’s learned a slew of tricks of the trade that he enjoys sharing with others who have the same passion and dedication that he brings to his work. Thanks to the pandemic,… read more
Starbucks Promotes Regional vice President Dennis Brockman to Global Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced the promotion of Midwest regional vice president, Dennis Brockman to senior vice president and global chief inclusion and diversity officer. He replaces Nzinga Shaw, who left the company in December to work for Marsh & McLennan. Additionally, Michael Hines has been promoted from director of inclusion and diversity compliance and analytics… read more
Why It’s A Good Idea To Hire People Who Have Lived Experiences
– Stevie Nicks is the Digital Editor at Just Another Magazine – a website that covers the topics many care about. One will find articles about lifestyle, travel, fashion, trends and relationships – each of which is written in their unique style. It cannot be understated how important making the right hiring decisions is… read more
Get Ready for 2021 with Leadership Principles
Get Ready for 2021 with Leadership Principles Leadership will be critical in the year to come, as you navigate uncertainty, fierce competition, and resource constraints. One way to get your organization ready for these challenges is to establish leadership principles for your organization. Transcript With 2021 just around the corner, now is the time to… read more